Meaning

5 senses
  1. (Greek)A beautiful young man loved by Aphrodite.

    Adonis

    Адо́нисAdónis

    Адо́нісAdónis

  2. (rare)A male given name from Ancient Greek.

    Adonis

    Адо́нисAdónis

  3. A surname.

  4. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States.

  5. An unincorporated community in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. There are four fountains with statues of Neptune, his wife Amphitrite, Diana and Adonis in the Market Square.

    На площі Ринок є чотири фонтана зі статуями Нептуна, його жінки Амфітрити, Діани, та Адоніса.

    ruНа площади Рынок есть четыре фонтана со статуями Нептуна, его жены Амфитриты, Дианы и Адониса.

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  2. Tom is not an Adonis but he's certainly very attractive as he gets out of his Lamborghini in his Armani suit.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the young man loved by Aphrodite:
Русский
By meaning 1
the young man loved by Aphrodite:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the young man loved by Aphrodite:

Origin

From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).

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